Top 10 Hill Stations In India You Must Visit Once In Your Life

1. Shimla

Shimla is awesome and one of the most visited hill stations of India near Delhi. Shimla is surrounded by Snow-capped Himalayan peaks, green pastures, natural valleys and a lovely place to enjoy thrill experiences of adventurous sports like trekking, skiing, fishing, and river rafting. So if you are looking for enjoying all these activities in your hill station trip or honeymoon trip, I will best suggest you choose Shimla hill station for a perfect break and vacations.

2. Srinagar

Srinagar is the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. This is the place where people experiences the nature’s beauty and it delights visitors with its lovely lakes and famous for its charming houseboats, historic gardens, and a mild summer climate. Srinagar is often called as the “Land of Lakes and Gardens”.

The gardens have a distinctly Mughal influence. You will find here Tulip garden which is the largest garden in Asia. There are so many attractive places for making your trip wonderful and enjoyable. Once you will come here, you will be the fan of this land of lakes and gardens.

3. Manali

Manali is well known for its fascinating beauty with its soothing backdrop of the Himalayas. It is one of the best top ten hill stations of India for adventure monstrosity and offers a blend of peace and adventure that makes it one of the most popular destinations of northern India. It is a magical place surrounded by cool pine forest and the raging Beas River. It has a varied diversity of nature’s beauty.

Tourists come here for spending their holidays and make their trips adventurous like trekking, paragliding, rafting and skiing. There is a beautiful place about 53 km away from Manali hill station that is Rohtang Pass. So if you have not visited Manali yet, just book your holiday packages today to enjoy the natural scenes of this splendid hill station.

4. Nainital

The hill station of Nainital in the incredible region of Uttarakhand surrounding the volcanic lake Naini, Nainital is cherished by millions and is often called as the ‘Lake District’ of India. Nainital is one of the top visited and one of the best hill stations in north India because of its soothing environment. This is the city of lakes which offers a pleasure of natural beauty, fantastic weather environment, flowers valley, magnificent lakes, amazing water sports, most romantic tourist places, best hill resorts, lots of adventure & fun activities.

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5. Mussoorie

Mussoorie, the amazing hill station located around an hour from Dehradun in Uttarakhand. This hill station is renowned as the Queen of Hills. An evening walk on the Mall Road is enough to embroil you to get relocated to Mussoorie and esteem memories. You can visit destinations near Mussoorie are Dhanaulti, Dehradun and much more. Mussoorie is an eminently beautiful hill station to enjoy holidays or your vacation trips.

This is one of astonishing tourist place for families as well as for honeymooners. You can take a cable car to Gun Hill also enjoy a beautiful nature walk along Camel’s Back Road. You can have a picnic at Kempty Falls or enjoy the horse ride up to Lal Tibba which is the highest peak in Mussoorie. Mussoorie also offers an amazing view of the Himalayas and stunning views of the green Doon Valley also.

6. Munnar

If you are planning your trip between the months December to May you should choose Munnar hill station. Munnar hill station in Kerala is situated at an average elevation of 1700 meters above sea level in the Western Ghats. The hill station famed for its enriched lush green mountainous surrounding and its vast tea plantations.

The climatic conditions and environment are pleasant and favorable throughout the year with the months between December and May. This hill station is blessed with the natural beauty of winding lanes, foggy hills, forests full of extraordinary plants and wildlife. Adventure enthusiasts can trek to Anamudi which is the highest peak in south India you can also visit Eravikulam National Park.

7. Matheran

This hill station is located in Maharashtra. Matheran provides you plenty of walking trails and lookouts. A unique thing about this hill station that makes it so special is that all vehicles are banned here even bicycles. It is a soothing place to enjoy a peaceful life away from any noise and pollution.

8. Darjeeling

Darjeeling is a soothing peaceful place for planning your holidays and this hill station surrounded by numerous slopes of vast green tea plantations and bordered by white Himalayan peaks. Darjeeling has situated in a half-hidden place away in the northern region of West Bengal.

This is the best place for tourism and journey on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway fondly known as the ‘Toy train’ is a great way to visit and experience the beauty of surroundings of this hill station.

9. Mount Abu

Mount Abu is the only hill station which is a scenic hill-station having a green oasis in the barren desert scape. This hill station is located at the southern tip of Aravali and retreat owes its cool climate to its rich flora. This shows the diversity of nature. You must visit once this place with your family and loved ones.

10. Ooty

This hill station is the best place for couples and families which are located in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Ooty is one of the best places to visit to get rid of the summer heat and enjoy summer holidays also.

Ooty is situated amidst the Nilgiri hills and at this hill station enjoys favorable climatic conditions all over the year. The best time to visit this place is during the months between October and December.